Deadline: 28-Feb-23
Nominations are now open for the Bracknell Forest Mayor’s Opportunity Awards to recognise community groups, voluntary groups and charities making a contribution to the lives of people in Bracknell Forest.
The Berkshire Community Foundation (BCF) is a charity that works across Berkshire to raise, then distribute, money directly to vital local causes. They ensure that any form of philanthropy, whether from an individual or an organisation, brings greatest benefit to those most in need in their local communities.
Funding Information
- Average grant size is £5,000.
Eligibility Criteria
- Nominations are encouraged for organisations working in Bracknell Forest, registered charities, constituted community groups and other charitable organisations, including social enterprises and community interest companies. National organisations with local branches, who have their own local management committee and bank account, can be nominated.
- To be eligible to apply for a grant, your charity, community group or voluntary organisation must be improving the lives of disadvantaged people in Berkshire and fit the following criteria:
- Be a not-for-profit, voluntary or community group, social enterprise/CIC or registered charity
- Have a Governing Document
- Have a Management Committee/Board of Trustees
- Have a bank account in the name of the group, with a minimum of two unrelated cheque signatories
- Be able to provide up-to-date accounts
- Have returned evaluation forms for any previously received grants
- Have safeguarding and equality policies which comply with current legislation
- Be helping the disadvantaged and provide a benefit to the community with clear and achievable outcomes
- Provide evidence there is a need for your work and must not be duplicating the work of other groups and organisations
- Have an itemised budget
Ineligible
- It’s a regional or national charity – unless it has a local branch in Berkshire
- You have significant unrestricted funds
- You are applying for a capital project – this includes the purchase of vehicles or property
- Funds are for promoting religious or political issues
- Your activities are aimed at people outside Berkshire
- The money is required retrospectively
- You plan to use the grant for medical research
- You are applying for sponsorship
- You are looking for a grant for an individual over the age of 18 (or aged up to 25 with learning or physical disability)
- Funding is for the conservation of plants or animal welfare
- Funding is for overseas travel
- Funding is for one-off events
For more information, visit BCF.